Patents by Inventor Mark N. Boundy

Mark N. Boundy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Using PSTN to convey participant IP addresses for multimedia conferencing
    Patent number: 6981022
    Abstract: An IP/PSTN hybrid multimedia conferencing system in which standard telephone and user station participants establish voice communications over the PSTN, and then exchange IP addresses in-band over the PSTN. User stations then negotiate capabilities over the IP network. All users can participate at a base voice level over the PSTN while user stations can also establish extra-audio media streams over an IP network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Mark N. Boundy
  • Using PSTN to convey participant IP addresses for multimedia conferencing
    Publication number: 20030088619
    Abstract: An IP/PSTN hybrid multimedia conferencing system in which standard telephone and user station participants establish voice communications over the PSTN, and then exchange IP addresses in-band over the PSTN. User stations then negotiate capabilities over the IP network. All users can participate at a base voice level over the PSTN while user stations can also establish extra-audio media streams over an IP network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventor: Mark N. Boundy